It’s ingenious in a simple, “Why didn’t I think of that?” sort of way. I’m no engineer, but I can’t see how a two-shot compound crossbow could be built within the confines of a practical hunting package. It’s the Excalibur’s recurve design that makes this possible. The TwinStrike’s limbs are short, narrow, and thick-reminiscent of the company’s compact Micro series of crossbows. The stock, also like the Micro series, is skeletonized for weight reduction. While the TwinStrike doesn’t have the bulky profile of the full-sized Assassin series, it is nonetheless a big crossbow. Xcalibur barrel full#Ĭompletely rigged with accessories, including a quiver full of arrows and the Charger EXT cocking device, my test model weighed in at 11 pounds, 12 ounces. You can, of course, shed the quiver, and the cocking device is meant to be removed.
That done, weight is down to 9 pounds, 10 ounces. How Well Does the Excalibur TwinStrike Perform? Both barrels of the TwinStrike grouped to 1-inch or less at 30 yards. What Are the Downsides of the Excalibur TwinStrike?Īs mentioned, the TwinStrike is a bit on the heavy side. Also, loading the barrels needs to be done in the correct sequence, for safety reasons. The TwinStrike does have CeaseFire Technology, which is an anti-dry-fire device that prevents the bow from firing unless an arrow is in place, safety off, and the trigger pulled. That’s pretty standard.īut, again, the TwinStrike is really two crossbows, and they share a safety mechanism.
After you get one barrel cocked, the safety has to remain off to cock the other barrel. The correct procedure goes: cock the top barrel, then the bottom. Next, load an arrow in the bottom barrel, followed by the top. It’s not complicated, but if you do something out of order or forget a step-like engaging the safety-you could end up with your hand over the top of a broadhead-tipped arrow in a loaded crossbow.
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